Xianggui

Ding Lichun took out a string of pearl bracelets from under the pillow.The pearls are small and full.

"My younger sister turns seven today, and my elder brother's presents are all ready. I'm thinking of asking someone to bring them back. My younger sister is here today."

Ding Xiang was so moved, she immediately put it on her hand, grinned and said, "Thank you, brother, I like it."

Only then did Ding Lichun notice that his sister was missing an upper front tooth.asked, "Is that tooth lost under the bed?"

Ding Xiang said, "I threw it under the bed."

Bai Sha, a servant of the Zhu family who took care of Ding Lichun, brought herbal tea, snacks, and melon seeds.

Ding Zhao gave him a purse containing two taels of silver, "Thank you for your hard work, little brother."

The white shark bowed to thank him.

Several people spoke a few words, and White Shark took them to their respective houses.Ding Zhuang lives in the east room, Ding Zhao and his wife live in the rear west room, and Ding Xiang and Ling'er live in the rear south room.

This is someone else's house, it's not good for a seven-year-old girl to sleep in the same room with her father.

After they washed up, they changed their clothes and went to Westinghouse to talk again.

After a while, there were footsteps outside,

Bai Sha smiled and said, "My general and General Qin are here."

Ding Zhuang and Ding Zhao hurriedly stood up to welcome them out of the living room, but Mrs. Zhang and Ding Xiang did not go out.Mrs. Zhang went to close the door of the west room, and Ding Xiang opened the door a little more.

Zhang smiled and nodded her head.

Zhu Qian is a senior official, and Ding Zhuang and Ding Zhao will kneel down to salute.

Zhu Qian was the first to support them with both hands, "Old shopkeeper, shopkeeper Ding, you are welcome, Lichun is a good boy, thank him for saving Gouzi."

Qin Hai said ashamedly, "Old shopkeeper, shopkeeper Ding, it's all my son's fault. I'm sorry. He was beaten so hard that he couldn't get out of bed. When he can get off the ground, he will come to make amends to you."

He cupped his fists and bowed to them.

Ding Zhuang and Ding Zhao returned the salute, "General Qin, you are polite."

After several people entered the room, Zhu Qian said, "Old shopkeeper, please sit down."

Zhu Qian's official position is not as high as Sun's, and his family background is not as high as Sun's. The Dan Ding family and his son feel that he is more oppressive and more nervous.

After being modest, Ding Zhuang was supported by Zhu Zhan to sit on the right side of the Eight Immortals table, and Zhu Qian sat on the left.

Qin Hai and Ding Zhao sat at the first place on the left and right, and Zhu Zhan sat at the bottom of Qin Hai.

The door was opened a crack, no one could be seen, but the voices outside could be clearly heard.

Zhu Qian's voice is nice, elegant and gentle, he is not in a hurry, just by hearing his voice, he would never guess that he is a military general, or that he was once a pirate.

Seeing that Mrs. Zhang was a little nervous, Ding Lichun whispered, "Don't be afraid, Mother, although General Zhu is serious, he is very nice. Mrs. Zhu is also good. She came to see me yesterday and asked someone to bring me delicious food every day. "

Ding Xiang's small mouth moved closer to Ding Lichun's ear and said, "Brother, General Zhu doesn't sound like a pirate at all."

Ding Lichun pinched Ding Xiang's nose with his left hand, and said softly, "No nonsense."

After the men talked politely for a while, Zhu Qian said, "The old shopkeeper's granddaughter is here too? I heard that the little girl is extremely intelligent."

Ding Zhuang said with a smile, "I made General Zhu laugh. Country kids don't dare to say they're smart."

It was the first time for Ding Zhuang to be so modest, which made the members of the Ding family very surprised and unaccustomed.

Ding Zhuang walked over and opened the door of the west room and said, "Xiangxiang, come out and kowtow to General Zhu."

Ding Xiang slid out of the bed and walked out. She raised her eyes to look at the man, and quickly lowered her eyes.

The man is about 40 years old, tall, with wheat-colored skin, handsome features, deep and resolute eyes, elegant and deep temperament, and short beards on his lips and chin.

He didn't wear a military uniform, he wore a black gold-woven straight gown, his hair was tied on the top of his head with a hosta, he was dressed in a very homely way, and he had a nice aloe fragrance on his body.

The elegant dress and peaceful voice can't cover up the toughness and vicissitudes of his body, and this kind of aura frightens Ding Xiang a little.

She cautiously walked up to him and knelt down, kowtowed and said, "Xiangxiang has met General Zhu."

Zhu Qian lowered his eyes to look at Ding Xiang, tried his best to conceal and suppress the excitement in his heart, grabbed his robe with his big hands on his knees, and wiped off the sweat from his palms.

Like, really too much like her, more like her than Fang'er, the eldest aunt, and the third aunt.

Zhu Qian said, "Get up."

The voice is peaceful, without any waves.

Ding Xiang got up, and Zhu Qian pulled her to his side.

The smell of medicine on the little girl's body was even stronger, with a trace of familiar fragrance mixed in it.

Zhu Qian's heart beat wildly again.

There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, and his tough breath softened a little.

He took a few glances at Ding Xiang, and then turned his gaze to Ding Zhuang, "I heard from Zhan'er that this child looks a bit like a little girl. When I saw him today, he really does look like a girl."

Zhu Qian was a little disappointed that he didn't see anything else in the eyes of Ding Zhuang and Ding Zhao.

Ding Xiang didn't think too much, there are many similar people in the world.Boldly asked with a smile, "Can I see her?"

Zhu Qian's eyes narrowed, showing a little sadness.He said softly, "My little girl went there nine years ago. If she was alive, she would be 12 years old this year."

Ding Xiang froze, and made a fool today.

Both Ding Zhuang and Ding Zhao pursed their lips in embarrassment.

This can't be blamed on Xiangxiang's recklessness, but Lichun's fault if she didn't tell her family such important news.Also blame that Zou Qing, who didn't introduce the situation of the Zhu family in detail.

Seeing the embarrassment of the members of the Ding family, Zhu Qian said again, "It's been so many years, I let it go, but my wife still can't let it go..."

Feeling that he said something that shouldn't be said, he gave a low cough, picked up a brocade box on the table and handed it to Ding Xiang, "Take it to play."

Ding Xiang bent her knees and said, "Thank you, General Zhu."

Take it with both hands.

Zhu Qian said again, "Go in and play."

Ding Xiang walked into the West Wing, and as soon as the door was closed, her mouth began to pout.

How could I ask that stupid thing?

She sat on the bed and opened the brocade box. Inside was a small red gold toy, about three inches high, with a base one inch thick, with a gold pillar in the middle that looked like an awl, and two naked children bent over on both sides. Foot on the chassis.

The child looks like a Western child at first glance.

What kind of toy is this?
Lilac took it out, turned the golden pillar, and the sound of music came from the base.

It turned out to be an ancient music box.

The sudden sound startled Ding Lichun and Mrs. Zhang, and they stared straight at this strange thing.

Zhang was surprised, "Why is there someone playing the piano inside?"

Ding Xiang loved it very much, and laughed softly, "This is a music box. Oh, I read it in Tao Weng's book. It is a kind of toy for foreigners. When you turn the wind, you can play music... Oh, music The sound is the sound of silk and bamboo."

This stuff must have been snatched by Zhu Qian from foreigners.

This dynasty did not impose a sea ban, and there were not only exotic goods from the Silk Road, but also exotic goods from the sea.Because the risk is higher at sea, things that cross the ocean are also more expensive.

This thing is currently a luxury in Europe, and it costs tens of thousands of taels of silver to travel across the ocean, right?
Ding Xiang couldn't put it down.